The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         79th Legislature 
         April 14, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk No. 103 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 14,  
         2005, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Giddings, at 3:20 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez; Bailey;  
                    Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Bohac (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 62 
          
         The chair laid out HB 62 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that HB 62, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 611 
          
         The chair laid out HB 611 as pending business.  
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Zedler moved that HB 611, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
 
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
          following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 1146 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1146 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Zedler moved that HB 1146, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 2289 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2289 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered Committee Amendment No. 1 to the  
         measure. 
          
         Committee Amendment No. 1 was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor offered Committee Amendment No. 2 to the  
         measure. 
          
         Committee Amendment No. 2 adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Martinez moved that HB 2289, as amended, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
          Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 251 
          
         The chair laid out HB 251 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Taylor offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Taylor moved that HB 251, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Elkins; Martinez; Bailey;  
                         Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Giddings  (1). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 1823 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1823 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 1353 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1353 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that HB 1353, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
 
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         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
           
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Bohac  (1). 
          
         HOUSE BILL No. 211 
          
         The chair laid out HB 211 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Vo offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Vo moved that HB 211, as substituted, be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following  
         record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Giddings; Martinez; Bailey;  
                         Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Elkins; Bohac  (2). 
          
         At 3:43 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. HELEN GIDDINGS, Chair 
          
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         GREGORY D. WATSON, Chief Clerk 
          
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